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The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast

The Hosts of the Podcast are retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant David Contreras, Retired San Diego Police Lieutenant Sean Murphy, Retired San Diego Sheriff"s Detective Benny Cruz, and Retired Chief of Police for Calexico Police Gerardo "Chalo" Gonzalo. The hosts have over 150 years of experience in numerous topics. If you are a retired cop, former law enforcement, or like to hear real cop stories, this channel is for you. You will listen to real-life events told by the people who lived and

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75:27

Yard Down Author Johnny Rey shares his CDCR Prison...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/05/26

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, hosts David Contreras, Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, and Benny Cruz discuss prison gangs with retired California Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Johnny Rey. Johnny Rey was assigned as an IGI Investigator (Institutional Gang Investigations unit). Rey's duties included investigating

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78:40

Yard Down Author Johnny Rey shares his CDCR Prison...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/05/15

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, hosts David Contreras, Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, and Benny Cruz discuss prison gangs with retired California Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Johnny Rey. Johnny Rey was assigned as an IGI Investigator (Institutional Gang Investigations unit). Rey's duties included investigating

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THE STORY - San Diego Police Detective Mike Gutierrez

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/05/15

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash Wednesday hosts David Contreras, Sean Murphy, Bobby Arce, and Doug Collier, honor retired San Diego Police Detective Mike Gutierrez. This is a podcast where you can enjoy a cigar and whisky with Bobby, Sean, Doug, and David, while watching and listening to true American Heroes and

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84:26

Tijuana Cartel Enforcement Cell (Los Palillos)...

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2025/05/02

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, retired San Diego Police Homicide Detective Ron Newquist discusses the Los Palillos gang. Los Palillos were an enforcement cell of the Tijuana Cartel (AFO). Have you ever wondered about the violent crimes in San Diego County between August 2004 and June 2007? Had cartel violence infiltrated

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73:35

USBP Task Force Commander Alex Pacheco shares his...

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2025/04/29

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash Wednesday hosts David Contreras and Benny Cruz, who interview U. S. Border Patrol Special Agent Task Force Commander Alex Pacheco. Alex Pacheco is a retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Special Agent with 24 years of U.S. federal law enforcement experience. Alex previously

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85:19

"THE LAST NARC" Truth or Myth? The hosts fo Ash...

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2025/04/29

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash Wednesday hosts discuss this controversial TV series. The Last Narc is a docuseries about the 1985 death of U.S. DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. The series interviews DEA agents and witnesses to Camarena's death who state that he was murdered by Mexican drug lords, with the complicity

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76:07

Los Palillos Gang - Arellano-Félix Cartel ...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/04/29

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Steve Duncan, a retired Special Agent of the California Department of Justice, and Jim Bird, a retired Special Agent of the FBI, discuss the violent crimes in San Diego County between August 2004 and June 2007. Had cartel violence infiltrated America? During that period, one of the Tijuana

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5:06

Retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Detective Sergeant...

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2025/04/16

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line: The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Detective Sergeant Richard Valdemar discusses Orange County's Mexican Mafia Prison gang member Peter "Sana" Ojeda. Ojeda was known as the Godfather of Orange County to Southern California Sureno street gangs. This episode aired on April 15, 2025.

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69:13

Ret, San Diego Sheriff's Detective Benny Cruz...

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2025/04/05

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective Benny Cruz discusses working with the FBI to investigate and solve bank robberies and major violent robberies in San Diego County. In this episode, Cruz discusses a sexual assault investigation involving a father/daughter rape, and some of San Diego

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68:34

Canadian freelance journalist Katarina Szulc shares...

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2025/04/05

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Canadian freelance journalist Katarina Szulc shares her experiences with reporting on the Mexican Cartels and the fentanyl crisis in Canada and the USA. Szulc discusses how the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion have infiltrated Canada and their superlabs. This episode aired on

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82:45

Former DEA Agent Chris Feistl shares his experiences...

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2025/04/05

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, former DEA Agent Chris Feistl shares his experiences taking down the Cali Cartel - Feistl, featured on the Netflix series Narcos 3 – Colombia, discusses the complex investigation involving the DEA and the Cali Cartel. This episode aired on March 26, 2025.

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78:24

Ret. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Detective Sergeant Richard...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/04/05

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Detective Sergeant Richard Valdemar will share his career expertise in investigating violent crimes against children, the Mexican Mafia prison gang, debriefs, prison gang murders, street gangs, RICOs, wiretaps, and other major crime investigations. In this

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73:35

USBP Task Force Commander Alex Pacheco shares his...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/04/05

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, USBP Task Force Commander Alex Pacheco discusses working alongside the CIA and shares some of the major case investigations he was involved in. He will discuss kidnapping methods used by Mexican kidnappers, sexual assaults along the US/Mexican border, border bandits, and many other topics of

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80:54

Fernando Puente of El Bordo Podcast in Tijuana...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/03/20

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video that features our guests. In this episode, Fernando Puente of El Bordo Podcast in Tijuana discusses Zona Norte, the kidnapping and murder of young women, and Tijuana's Riverbed known as El Bordo.

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69:13

Retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective Cruz discusses...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/03/20

A reminder that our episodes can be watched via our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. All of our episodes start with an introduction video featuring our guest. In this episode, Retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective Benny Cruz discusses some of San Diego's more notorious bank robberies, robbery crew, and the rape and continuous sexual assault of a young girl at the hands of her father.

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86:50

The Life Story of Retired Los Angeles County...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/03/13

A reminder that our episodes can be watched via our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. All of our episodes start with an introduction video featuring our guest. In this episode, Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Sergeant Richard Valdemar shares his life story, from growing up in Compton to the war in Vietnam.

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78:24

US Marine Corps Sergeant Major Juan M. Hidalgo Jr....

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2025/03/13

A reminder that our episodes can be watched via our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. All of our episodes start with an introduction video featuring our guest. In this episode, former United States Marine Corps Sergeant Major Juan M. Hidalgo Jr shares his life stories from growing up in National City, California, to becoming a United States Marine. He will take us on a journey from the streets of National City to the streets, alleys, and deserts of Iraq, as well as

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84:21

Former FBI Special Agent Jim Bird shares his...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/03/13

A reminder that our episodes can be watched via our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. All of our episodes start with an introduction video featuring our guest. In this episode, Retired FBI Special Agent Jim Bird discusses his investigations in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States.

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86:16

Fernando Puente of El Bordo Podcast talks about his...

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line Podcast ·

2025/02/27

We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video that features our guests. In this episode, Fernando Puente from El Bordo Podcast shares insights about his upbringing and experiences living in San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico. He will delve into personal anecdotes and the issues of crime and corruption in Tijuana. Additionally, Puente reflects on the early days of

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66:49

The Christian Glass Case by Retired LAPD Sergeant...

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2025/02/26

A reminder that our episodes can be watched via our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. All of our episodes start with an introduction video featuring our guest. In this episode, Retired LAPD Sergeant Marlon Marrache discusses the June 11, 2022, incident in Clear Creek County, Colorado, where 22-year-old Christian Glass, who was experiencing mental distress, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers. This is a sad story, something that should have never happened

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